title: Traditional practices used by the infertile women to become pregnant and their effects on the quality of life.
abstract: The present research was planned to determine the traditional practices used by infertile women to become pregnant and their effects on the quality of life. A hospital-based, descriptive and cross-sectional study. Participant Information Forms and SF-36 quality of life scales were applied to 269 women diagnosed as infertile. Some of the infertile women (32.7%) were determined to use a traditional method. The traditional methods used by women included herbal remedies (those edible and drinkable) (87.5%), sitting on the herbal mixtures (8%) and using both practices (4.5%). The SF-36 Mental Health component was determined to be better in infertile women not using traditional practices than those using traditional practices (P < 0.05). Considering the results of the study, health professionals can question women about the traditional practices and guide them about their damages.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, School of Health Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sermin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Timur Taşhan
authors.forename: Yeşim
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aksoy Derya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D011247:Pregnancy; D011788:Quality of Life
keywords: infertile women; pregnant; quality of life; traditional practices